Spool holder or case.



0. J. ISRAEL. SPOOL HOLDER OR CASE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1913.

1,079,556, Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Witnesses Inventor y Attol heys OSCAR J. ISRAEL, OF GHARITON, IOWA.

SPOOL HOLDER OR CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Application filed May 27, 1913. Serial No. 770,244.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR J. ISRAEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chariton, in the county of Lucas and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Spool Holder or Case, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is adapted to be employed in stores and elsewhere, for the purpose of retaining, in a position accessible to both the buyer and the seller, spools of thread and like articles.

One object of .the present invention is to provide a device of this type from which the spool holding elements may be moved individually. 1 5

Another object of the invention is to-1pr0- vide a device of the type indicated which will be strong in construction, and at-the same time serve to support the spool holders, at their lower ends in vertically spaced relation, from the front of the case toward the rear thereof, thereby permitting the spools in the several holders to be. displayed to advantage. I

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a spool holding frame of unusually strong construction. L 1 7 It is Within the scope ofthe invention to improve generally and to enhance the util ity of, devices of that type to which the present invention appertalns.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter describedand claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 shows the invention in front elevation; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section; Fig. 3 is a fragmental horizontal section; Fig. 4 is a perspective showing the upper end of a portion. of one of the spool holding frames; Fig. 5 is a perspective of one of the partitions, a portion thereof being broken away; Fig. 6 is a fragmental perspective of the bottom portion of the spool holding frame.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a case 1, comprising side walls 2,

mortised and tenoned at their lower ends as indicated at 3, into base strips 4. The side walls 2 are connected at their rear edges by aback 5 which is co-extensive in length with the heights of the side walls 2. The

111, between the guide ways 10. The guide ways 10 are of successlvely increasing lengths from. the front of the case 1 toward the rear thereof, to define vertically spaced shoulders 12 at the lower ends of the guide ways. A plurality of spool holding frames 14 are mounted to slide vertically in the guide Ways 10. The spool holding frames 14 are spaced against contact with each other by the ribs 11, the several spool holding frames 14 being supported by the shoulders provided. The upper-ends22 of the partitions 21 abut against the lower face of the top 15 and. each partition 21 terminates at its rear and at its upper end in an upstand ingfinger 23. which is received in one ofthe notches"18. 'The finger 23 is reduced in thickness so as to form a shoulder 24, bearing against the under face of the top 15. A securing element 25 passes through the finger 23 and enters the top 15 at the base of the notch 18 therein. As inoucated at 26, each partition 21 is cut away in its forward edge and at its lower end, so that when all of the partitions are in place in the spool holding frame, a spool. disclosing opening 27 exists in the frame, from one slde of the frame to the other. The cutting away of the partition indicated at 26 results in the formation of a reduced end 28 which is 12 therebyv to hold the lower end of each spool "holding frame above the lower end receivedin the notch 19 of the bottom 16. A securing element 29 passes through the end 28' and enters the bottom 16 at the base of the notch 19 therein.

If desired, I the bottom 16 of each frame may be provided with a notch 20, located between each'pair of partitions 21, the notch 20 permitting the finger of the operator to be placed in engagement with the lowermost spool. Each spoolholding frame comprises aback plate 80 and a front. plate 31. The back'plate80'is co -extensive in length with the height-ofthe spool holding frame, but

the front plate 81 terminates at the upper end of the cut away portion26, so that the lowerend of the spool may not be hidden in by the plate. The end walls 17 may be connected with the top 15 and with the bottom 16 "as 'hereinbefore described in. connection withtlie'partition 21. All of the tops 15 of the severalfspool holding frames lie in a common horizontalplane and are disposed in relatively close relation to the hingedly mounted lid 8. The tops-15 ofthe'spool holding'frames are provided with pivotally mounted rings 33 r. like finger -engaging elements, whereby any one spool holding framemay be removed readily, independently of the other frames. I

At the back of each notch 20 may be in- 7 scribed a number id tindicatin'g the number or grade of the thread carried by the spools which are located betweenanyone pair of partitions 21. Other numerals 35 may be inscribed upon" any suitable portion of the spool holding frame, forthe purpose" of indicating the vertical capacity fof the frame.

7 From the V foregoing it'fwill'be observed that'any one'isp ool holding frame may be removed independently of the other spool holding frame. In devices ofthis'type, considerable 'difliculty has been" experienced hitherto in'making' the frames sufliciently rigid to withstandthe" hammering action of the spools, when the lowermost spool is withdrawn. Although the hammering ac tion of the superposed spools is not great,

supported against downward movement by thebottom 16.1 The finger of the operator maybe placed in the notch for the purpose of removing the lowermost spool, the superposed spools being'thereupon permitted to i '1 drop downwardly upon the bottom 16.

' Owing to the fact that the shoulders 12 are spaced vertically from each other, the lowermost spools, in all of the frames are at all times accessible and visible.

one spool holding frame become broken through long continued use, it is not necessary to tear. down the entire structure, any one spool holding frame being individually removable.

Although the spool holding frames are of different lengths, the tops 32 of the frames are held in a common horizontal plane, and

all of the frames are easily accessible for removal, through the instrumentality of the rings 38.

It is to be observed that the construction 'of the device is such that it may be filled with spools very rapidly, theconstruction being such that the spools may be removed readily and without difficulty. It is to be noted particularly that the bottom 16 is notched as indicated at 20, so that the botitom, adjacent the base of the notch 20 is narrower than the diameter of the narrowest spool. As a consequence, the spool projects beyond the base of the notch 20. In filling 1: tliecabinet, the face of the lowermost spool "is therefore exposedand may be engaged by the top of another spool which is being inserted into the structure, all of the spools in any one row thus being lifted, to permit the insertionof a new spool. The foregoing feature is of importance not only while the cabinet is being filled but also when, as is frequently the case, a customer calls for an exchange.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Ina spool holder, a case comprising side walls having guide ways and ribs between the guide ways, the guide ways being of successively increasing lengths from the front of the case toward the back thereof to define vertically spaced shoulders at the lower ends of the guide ways; and a rality' of individually removable spool holding. frames mounted to slide in the guide ways and spaced from each other by the ribs, the spool holding frames being supported by the shoulders, thereby to hold the lower end of each spool holding frame above the lower end of the next spool holding frame to the rear, the spool holding frames being of' different lengths and having their tops 2. In a spool holder, a case; and a spool holding frame mounted to slide in the case, the frame comprising a top having notches in its rear edge, a bottom having notches in itsrear edge, and partitions; each partition abutting at its upper end against the lower face of the top and having an upstanding finger engaged in a notch of the top, the lower end of each partition being cut away above thebottom to define a spool disclosing opening through the frame from side to side thereof and to .define a reduced end at the lower extremity of the partition, the end Should any plubeing received in one notch of the bottom; a my own, I have hereto affixed my signature securing element passing through the finger in the presence of tWo Witnesses. into engagement With the top; and a securing element passing through the reduced end OSCAR ISRAEL of the partition into engagement with the Witnesses: bottom. G. A. PEASLEY,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as L. B. GITTINGER.

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